COVID-19 has changed EVERYONE’S lives, but especially the lives of our first responders. My friend and colleague, Chris Marella from 4th...

AZ was recently a special guest with Nestre Health and Performance and hosts Dr. Tommy Shavers and Kyle Isreal. We conversed about firefi...

I am a certified strength and conditioning coach. I specialize in training firefighters. I AM a firefighter. You might logically concl...

4th Shift and I just wrapped up our month long #Spring4Change initiative Friday. If you’re new around these parts, you might not be awar...

AZ recently had the great honor of speaking with Scott Hewlett at Multiple Calls Podcast. Scott did a fantastic job of teasing out the “w...

Coffee with a Coach Jim Davis/The Good Athlete Project AZ had so much fun talking with Jim Davis from Chicago’s The Good Athlete Project....

Connection is NO JOKE people! My Canadian Mental Health Superhero Wendy Lund connected me to some of her fellow fire service Canadians e...

AZ talked shop with Scott Forbes about basic nutrition principles, nutrition and mental health and how she finally surpassed him on Insta...

AZ had the wonderful opportunity to sit down with Illinois therapist, Audrey Grunst and talk about #allthethings! Audrey is the owner and...

I recently had the great honor of sitting down with the Power Athlete gang @thelukesummers @mcquilkin and @johnwellbourn.  We talked at l...

Hey there! AZ. Superhero website manager and personal assistant Lex is going to kill me for being in here because I'm pretty sure I'm ab...

From AZ: This is the first in a series of articles related to the initiative #Spring4Change. This initiative is aimed at reducing first ...

Through the power of connection, divine intervention and social media, I’ve become friends with Elgin, Illinois Firefighter Chris Marella...

Drs. Jay Dawes, Jill Joyce, and AZ talk about firefighter mental health and wellness. Check it out here! You may or may not know that fir...

As a coach, I’ve helped hundreds, if not thousands of clients throughout my career. Although we all like to feel as though we’re a speci...

The Illinois Firefighter Peer Support Symposium is just days away and Chris Marella and I had a chance to sit down with The Fire Inside P...

In episode 2 of the OK State Tactical Fitness and Nutrition Podcast, Drs. Jay Dawes and Jill Joyce discuss firefighter fitness training w...

Connecting with people is something I've been preaching about lately and this podcast is the culmination of a connection forged at the NS...

Words can't describe how excited I was to appear as a guest with my friend and professional colleague Chris Marella on Shante's Maestro o...

I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Jay Dawes at NSCA headquarters in late 2019 while collaborating on the revamp of the TSAC Practitioner...